Because I was born a slave, I love liberty more than you.
Only the suppressed word is dangerous.
Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
Governments are the sails, the people the wind, the country is the ship and time is the sea.
Nothing is lasting but change; nothing perpetual but death.
To be original you must listen to the voice of your heart rather than the clamor of the world - and have the courage to teach publicly what you have learned. The source of all genius is sincerity; men would be wiser if they were more moral.